Daylight
5:40 am – 7:52 pm
14 hours, 11 minutes
| Current Time: | May 13, 2024 at 2:53:02 pm |
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| Sun Direction: | ↑ 244° Southwest |
| Sun Altitude: | 56.4° |
| Sun Distance: | 93.943 million mi |
| Next Solstice: | Jun 20, 2024 3:50 pm (Summer) |
| Sunrise Today: | 5:40 am↑ 65° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:52 pm↑ 295° Northwest |
2024 Sun Graph for 38°00'18.4"N, 87°31'30.2"W
December 2024 — Sun in 38°00'18.4"N, 87°31'30.2"W
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| 2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Mil. mi |
| 1 | 6:47 am ↑ (118°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:42:52 | −1:08 | 5:14 am | 6:04 pm | 5:46 am | 5:32 pm | 6:18 am | 4:59 pm | 11:39 am (30.1°) | 91.654 |
| 2 | 6:48 am ↑ (118°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:41:46 | −1:05 | 5:15 am | 6:04 pm | 5:47 am | 5:32 pm | 6:19 am | 4:59 pm | 11:39 am (29.9°) | 91.639 |
| 3 | 6:49 am ↑ (118°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:40:44 | −1:02 | 5:16 am | 6:04 pm | 5:47 am | 5:32 pm | 6:20 am | 4:59 pm | 11:40 am (29.8°) | 91.625 |
| 4 | 6:50 am ↑ (118°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:39:45 | −0:59 | 5:16 am | 6:04 pm | 5:48 am | 5:32 pm | 6:21 am | 4:59 pm | 11:40 am (29.7°) | 91.611 |
| 5 | 6:51 am ↑ (118°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:38:49 | −0:56 | 5:17 am | 6:04 pm | 5:49 am | 5:32 pm | 6:22 am | 4:59 pm | 11:40 am (29.5°) | 91.597 |
| 6 | 6:52 am ↑ (118°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (242°) | 9:37:56 | −0:52 | 5:18 am | 6:04 pm | 5:50 am | 5:32 pm | 6:23 am | 4:59 pm | 11:41 am (29.4°) | 91.584 |
| 7 | 6:53 am ↑ (119°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:37:06 | −0:49 | 5:19 am | 6:04 pm | 5:51 am | 5:32 pm | 6:23 am | 4:59 pm | 11:41 am (29.3°) | 91.571 |
| 8 | 6:54 am ↑ (119°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:36:20 | −0:46 | 5:19 am | 6:04 pm | 5:51 am | 5:32 pm | 6:24 am | 4:59 pm | 11:42 am (29.2°) | 91.558 |
| 9 | 6:54 am ↑ (119°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:35:37 | −0:43 | 5:20 am | 6:04 pm | 5:52 am | 5:32 pm | 6:25 am | 4:59 pm | 11:42 am (29.1°) | 91.546 |
| 10 | 6:55 am ↑ (119°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:57 | −0:39 | 5:21 am | 6:04 pm | 5:53 am | 5:32 pm | 6:26 am | 4:59 pm | 11:43 am (29.0°) | 91.534 |
| 11 | 6:56 am ↑ (119°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:21 | −0:36 | 5:22 am | 6:05 pm | 5:54 am | 5:33 pm | 6:27 am | 5:00 pm | 11:43 am (28.9°) | 91.523 |
| 12 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:30 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:48 | −0:32 | 5:22 am | 6:05 pm | 5:54 am | 5:33 pm | 6:27 am | 5:00 pm | 11:44 am (28.9°) | 91.512 |
| 13 | 6:57 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:19 | −0:29 | 5:23 am | 6:05 pm | 5:55 am | 5:33 pm | 6:28 am | 5:00 pm | 11:44 am (28.8°) | 91.502 |
| 14 | 6:58 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:53 | −0:25 | 5:24 am | 6:06 pm | 5:56 am | 5:33 pm | 6:29 am | 5:00 pm | 11:45 am (28.8°) | 91.493 |
| 15 | 6:59 am ↑ (119°) | 4:31 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:31 | −0:22 | 5:24 am | 6:06 pm | 5:56 am | 5:34 pm | 6:29 am | 5:01 pm | 11:45 am (28.7°) | 91.484 |
| 16 | 6:59 am ↑ (119°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:12 | −0:18 | 5:25 am | 6:06 pm | 5:57 am | 5:34 pm | 6:30 am | 5:01 pm | 11:46 am (28.7°) | 91.475 |
| 17 | 7:00 am ↑ (119°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:57 | −0:15 | 5:25 am | 6:07 pm | 5:57 am | 5:35 pm | 6:31 am | 5:02 pm | 11:46 am (28.6°) | 91.467 |
| 18 | 7:01 am ↑ (120°) | 4:32 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:46 | −0:11 | 5:26 am | 6:07 pm | 5:58 am | 5:35 pm | 6:31 am | 5:02 pm | 11:47 am (28.6°) | 91.460 |
| 19 | 7:01 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:38 | −0:07 | 5:27 am | 6:08 pm | 5:59 am | 5:35 pm | 6:32 am | 5:02 pm | 11:47 am (28.6°) | 91.453 |
| 20 | 7:02 am ↑ (120°) | 4:33 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:34 | −0:04 | 5:27 am | 6:08 pm | 5:59 am | 5:36 pm | 6:32 am | 5:03 pm | 11:48 am (28.6°) | 91.447 |
| 21 | 7:02 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:33 | < 1s | 5:28 am | 6:08 pm | 6:00 am | 5:36 pm | 6:33 am | 5:03 pm | 11:48 am (28.6°) | 91.442 |
| 22 | 7:03 am ↑ (120°) | 4:34 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:36 | +0:03 | 5:28 am | 6:09 pm | 6:00 am | 5:37 pm | 6:33 am | 5:04 pm | 11:49 am (28.6°) | 91.436 |
| 23 | 7:03 am ↑ (120°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:43 | +0:06 | 5:28 am | 6:10 pm | 6:01 am | 5:37 pm | 6:34 am | 5:04 pm | 11:49 am (28.6°) | 91.432 |
| 24 | 7:04 am ↑ (120°) | 4:35 pm ↑ (240°) | 9:31:54 | +0:10 | 5:29 am | 6:10 pm | 6:01 am | 5:38 pm | 6:34 am | 5:05 pm | 11:50 am (28.6°) | 91.427 |
| 25 | 7:04 am ↑ (119°) | 4:36 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:08 | +0:14 | 5:29 am | 6:11 pm | 6:01 am | 5:39 pm | 6:34 am | 5:06 pm | 11:50 am (28.7°) | 91.424 |
| 26 | 7:04 am ↑ (119°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:25 | +0:17 | 5:30 am | 6:11 pm | 6:02 am | 5:39 pm | 6:35 am | 5:06 pm | 11:50 am (28.7°) | 91.420 |
| 27 | 7:05 am ↑ (119°) | 4:37 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:32:47 | +0:21 | 5:30 am | 6:12 pm | 6:02 am | 5:40 pm | 6:35 am | 5:07 pm | 11:51 am (28.7°) | 91.417 |
| 28 | 7:05 am ↑ (119°) | 4:38 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:11 | +0:24 | 5:30 am | 6:13 pm | 6:02 am | 5:41 pm | 6:35 am | 5:08 pm | 11:51 am (28.8°) | 91.415 |
| 29 | 7:05 am ↑ (119°) | 4:39 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:33:40 | +0:28 | 5:31 am | 6:13 pm | 6:03 am | 5:41 pm | 6:36 am | 5:08 pm | 11:52 am (28.9°) | 91.412 |
| 30 | 7:05 am ↑ (119°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:12 | +0:31 | 5:31 am | 6:14 pm | 6:03 am | 5:42 pm | 6:36 am | 5:09 pm | 11:52 am (28.9°) | 91.410 |
| 31 | 7:06 am ↑ (119°) | 4:40 pm ↑ (241°) | 9:34:47 | +0:35 | 5:31 am | 6:15 pm | 6:03 am | 5:43 pm | 6:36 am | 5:10 pm | 11:53 am (29.0°) | 91.409 |
| * All times are local time for 38°00'18.4"N, 87°31'30.2"W. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||||||||
The December solstice (winter solstice) in 38°00'18.4"N, 87°31'30.2"W is at 3:20 am on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 17 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.
The earliest sunset is on December 5 or December 6.
Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?
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